Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health for lead based paint inspections, risk assessments, creating lead hazard control work specifications and final clearance testing on housing units for the City of Columbus, Department of Development. The contractor may be asked to perform scope of services by single "activity" per housing unit or "any combination of all four activities" per housing unit. The contract will provide $40,000 from Round 12 Lead Grant funds.
The City of Columbus provides grants and loans to qualified property owners in order to remove lead based paint hazards in owner and tenant occupied units.
This legislation is presented in an effort to increase the productivity for creating lead safe housing units, the numbers of which will increase as we meet the targets of our Department of Development Housing Services programs and comply with the Title X Federal regulations, which took affect September 15, 2000.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for this expenditure are allocated from HUD Round 12 Lead Grant funds.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Development to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health for lead inspections; and to authorize the expenditure of $40,000.00 from the General Government Grant Fund. ($40,000)
Body
Whereas, the Director of the Department of Development desires to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health; and
Whereas, the Franklin County Board of Health will provide lead based paint inspections, risk assessments, create lead hazard control work specifications and perform final clearance testing under this contract for the City of Columbus, Department of Development; and
Whereas, the City of Columbus program provides grants and loans to qualified property owners in order to remove lead based paint hazards in owner and tenant occupied housing units; and. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
Section 1. That the Director of the Department of Development is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Board of Health for providing lead based paint inspections, risk assessments, creating lead hazard control work specifications and final clearance testing for the City of Columbus, Department of Development.
Section 2. That for the purpose as stated in Section 1, the expenditure of $40,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary from the Department of Development, Housing Services, Department No. 44-10, Fund No. 220, Grant No. 445005, Object Level One 03, Object Level Three 3336, OCA 445005.
Section 3. That this contract is awarded pursuant to Section 329.15 of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, as amended
Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.